Friday, October 24, 2008
International Jazz Festival
At the beginning of October we had the good fortune of receiving some tickets to the International Jazz festival in Korea. We thought it would be closer than it was, and the train took about 3 hours to get there. We missed the first show, saw the last song of the 2nd band, and Mark's comment about the 3rd group was that if I ever wanted to torture him, put him in a room with this music. She was great, obviously very popular, and sang in about 4 different languages. It was really very impressive. But the main reason we went was to see Aisha's friend's uncle, John Schofield. He was the main ticket. We heard 1 song and had to get back to the train. It was disappointing, as you can imagine, but we did get some good photos of the scene.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
In order for students to attend an international school students either have to have been born in another country outside of Korea, or lived in one for 5 or more years. Most students are a mix of Korean and something else. The two boys flashing the Peace sign are part Filipino. Aisha and Robert are the only two Caucasian kids, although many students have previously lived in the States. Ever single student, except A and R of course, are fluent in Korean.
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